Militants shell Ukrainian army positions in Donbas 4 times on Friday, one servicemen killed in explosion

Illegal armed groups shelled the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces four times on Friday morning, there were no violations of the ceasefire in the afternoon, the press center of the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) headquarters reported.

"All in all, four shellings of defensive fortifications of the ATO forces by Russian-occupation troops were recorded last day," the press center said in a report published on its Facebook page on Saturday morning.

The headquarters also said that one serviceman died, when an unidentified explosive device blasted off, on Thursday.

"According to the updated information, a serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine died as a result of the explosion on an unidentified explosive device on February 1. We express condolences to the relatives and friends of the defender, who gave his life for the peaceful future of Ukraine," the report said.